GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| ignite | to set afire |
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| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
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| fructify | to bear fruit |